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Pearl Harbor

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
2.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
3.
What did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China?
a)
bombed them
b)
cut off supplies of food
c)
cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil
d)
nothing
4.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the US. 
a)
true
b)
false
5.
How long was the attack?  
a)
2 days
b)
2 minutes
c)
2 hours
d)
2 years
6.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
7.
President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in 
a)
infirmary
b)
infamy
c)
infamous
d)
informal
8.
About how many Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?  
a)
240
b)
24000
c)
24
d)
2400
9.
What happened to the battleship that was bombed? 
a)
It was made into a memorial
b)
It was never found
c)
It was destroyed
d)
It was repaired and is in use
10.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
11.

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

To prevent the U.S. from entering the war

b)

To cripple the U.S Navy

c)

To take over southeast Asia

d)

All of the above

12.

True or False: Congress declared war on Japan only ONE day after the attack?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What day of the week did the attack happen?

a)

Monday

b)

Wednesday

c)

Friday

d)

Sunday

14.

Who was the mastermind of the Japanese attack?

a)

Hitler

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Hirohito

d)

Roosevelt

15.

Pearl Harbor was attacked by what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

all of the above

16.

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor historically significant?

a)

many U.S. ships, fighter planes, and other aircraft were destroyed

b)

the United States was taken completely by surprise

c)

a few thousand Americans were killed

d)

this attack was the reason that the U.S. entered World War II

17.

What are two key things, besides aircraft carriers, that the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor did not destroy?

a)

airfields and submarines

b)

cruisers and destroyers

c)

oil storage depots and repair yards

d)

radar stations and troop barracks

18.

True or false: The US knew about the attack on Pearl Harbor before it happened.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who was the president of the US during the attack?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

20.

Where was Pearl Harbor?

a)

Japan

b)

Midway

c)

California

d)

Hawaii

21.

TRUE or FALSE: Germany attacked Pearl Harbor

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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